Formative moments: When I was a kid I sometimes got to hang out with my brother, who’s 15 years older than I. One of our favorite things to do together was go to the theater to watch movies. After the movie was over he always asked what I thought, and pressed me to answer “why.†On watching films with other people: The conversation afterwards always adds to the experience. I like to discuss (maybe even debate) what a director intended to convey in particular scenes. Ultimately, it all points to shared human experiences and a feeling that we are all more alike than different.
Every Wednesday in the Spout offices, we effectively close down to watch a movie. Movie Watchin’ Wednesday we call it…kind of cheesy, I know, but it works for us. This past Wednesday we watched It’s A Wonderful Life and a curious thing happened. Although I have personally seen this movie at least once a year [...]
It’s very refreshing to hear from someone who has helped others get distributed and has longed for distribution himself.
Bill and Dave caught up with Sylvie Moreau and asked her a few questions about her role in the film Familia.
Bill interviews some of the talent behind Steel Toes–director David Gow and actors David Strathairn and Andrew Walker.
A 10-year-old boy and his two friends learn a life lesson from horror films: Stick together!
We haven’t chronicled a bit of the excitement over the past three months, but thankfully we’ve had some others kind enough to help out. We’re certainly not media darlings, but the story is compelling.
Ok…I’ve about bust a gut tonight and now have 2 sites to share. The first is HowItShouldHaveEnded.com. Their tagline is, “Sometime movies don’t finish the way we’d like.” Through animation, we get to see things the way we all really wished they would have ended - from “Saving Private Ryan” to “Seven.”
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We’ve had a bit of trouble getting this episode to go through the iTunes feed, so we hope this re-post will fix the problem. The original post, with episode description and embedded player, is here.
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